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    Expressing 'reservoir' with 水库 (shuǐkù)

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    Structure

    水库 + Verb Phrase

    Explanation

    水库 (shuǐkù) means "reservoir," referring to a man-made lake used for storing water. It is commonly used when discussing water management, flooding, and irrigation systems. For example, 大雨给水库带来了帮助 means "The heavy rain helped the reservoir."

    Examples

    • 这座水库是五十年前建造的，至今仍在使用。

      Zhè zuò shuǐkù shì wǔshí nián qián jiànzào de, zhìjīn réng zài shǐyòng.

      This reservoir was built fifty years ago and is still in use today.

    • 暴雨过后，水库的水位上升了不少。

      Bàoyǔ guòhòu, shuǐkù de shuǐwèi shàngshēng le bù shǎo.

      After the heavy rain, the reservoir's water level rose considerably.

    • 政府计划在山谷里修建一座新水库。

      Zhèngfǔ jìhuà zài shāngǔ lǐ xiūjiàn yí zuò xīn shuǐkù.

      The government plans to build a new reservoir in the valley.

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